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Stena RoRo in China first

Stena RoRo has chartered out a ferry acquired in Vietnam last year to China’s Yantai Bohai Gulf Ferries.

The 24,400-gt Stena Egeria
(built 2011) will be deployed on a service linking China and South Korea. No
financial details were disclosed.

The
ship will operate three roundtrips per week from July on the 273nm voyage
between Yantai and Pyeongtaek.

The
vessel was acquired by Stena RoRo in late 2013 as the Hoa Sen from Vietnamese
shipowner Vinashin who originally paid $87m for the ship.

It
has since undergone convertion work and has been extensively upgraded by the
Chengxi Shipyard in China.

The
ship, which was built by Visentini in Italy, can carry 950 passengers. It has 2,030
lane meters capacity and a service speed of 23 knots.

“This is the first charter of a ro-pax vessel
from Stena RoRo to a Chinese operator and aligns perfectly with our corporate
objective to strengthen our position in this part of the world,” says Per
Westling, chief executive of Stena RoRo.

“We believe the market
in this region is still not mature for a full scale ferry operation like in
Europe but I am convinced there will be an continuous need for quality ferry
and ro-pax ships and operators in the future
and we are hoping to be a key player in that
scenario.”

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Stena RoRo in China first

Stena RoRo has chartered out a ferry acquired in Vietnam last year to China’s Yantai Bohai Gulf Ferries.

The 24,400-gt Stena Egeria
(built 2011) will be deployed on a service linking China and South Korea. No
financial details were disclosed.

The
ship will operate three roundtrips per week from July on the 273nm voyage
between Yantai and Pyeongtaek.

The
vessel was acquired by Stena RoRo in late 2013 as the Hoa Sen from Vietnamese
shipowner Vinashin who originally paid $87m for the ship.

It
has since undergone convertion work and has been extensively upgraded by the
Chengxi Shipyard in China.

The
ship, which was built by Visentini in Italy, can carry 950 passengers. It has 2,030
lane meters capacity and a service speed of 23 knots.

“This is the first charter of a ro-pax vessel
from Stena RoRo to a Chinese operator and aligns perfectly with our corporate
objective to strengthen our position in this part of the world,” says Per
Westling, chief executive of Stena RoRo.

“We believe the market
in this region is still not mature for a full scale ferry operation like in
Europe but I am convinced there will be an continuous need for quality ferry
and ro-pax ships and operators in the future
and we are hoping to be a key player in that
scenario.”